tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post5098606613934535075..comments2015-03-31T14:01:40.148-05:00Comments on Genealogy Tip of the Day: Widows Who Had to ProveMichael John Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10785989524587275817noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-83508009345322848652013-07-07T15:32:19.707-05:002013-07-07T15:32:19.707-05:00I found this out after I had written to almost eve...I found this out after I had written to almost every church in the County looking for the marriage and Baptism records. Then when I got the pension record of my Civil War ancestor, all of that documentation had been submitted by his widow to claim his pension. It took her 4 years to be okayed to receive the pensionElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12520979696741425367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-66668410335762814422013-07-07T15:05:53.309-05:002013-07-07T15:05:53.309-05:00I&#39;ve seen pages from a Bible included in a pen...I&#39;ve seen pages from a Bible included in a pension application and other documentation and testaments from friends and family members included as well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-87837138626518343542013-07-04T12:15:19.971-05:002013-07-04T12:15:19.971-05:00I didn&#39;t know about this until recently when I...I didn&#39;t know about this until recently when I was indexing some of them for familysearch. You&#39;ll find spouse information and death information on the recipient of the pension..how much they got and how long.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com